Pavel Tonkov

Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov (Павел Сергеевич Тонков; born 9 February 1969 in Izhevsk) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987. This alerted the world to his talents, and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team.

Professional career
His biggest success was the overall win in the 1996 Giro d'Italia. He went on to place 2nd in the following two editions of the Italian race and all total he placed in the top 5 of the Giro on seven occasions. He also had two top 5 performances in the Vuelta and while he entered the Tour de France on three occasions he never completed one.

He won the 1995 Tour de Suisse and the 1997 Tour de Romandie. He placed 3rd overall in the 2000 Vuelta a España.

Throughout much of his career, he was a client of the controversial Michele Ferrari.

He retired in 2005.

Personal life
He lives in Córdoba, Spain, where he manages a hotel.

Major results

 * 1987
 * 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships


 * 1989
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
 * 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Okolo Slovenska
 * 1st Stage 7


 * 1990
 * 1st Stage 7a Peace Race


 * 1992
 * 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 10th Giro dell'Emilia


 * 1993
 * 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 9th Overall Tour de Romandie


 * 1994
 * 2nd Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 4th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 8th Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 9th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
 * 10th Trofeo Pantalica


 * 1995
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Combination classification
 * 1st Stage 7
 * 4th Overall Giro del Trentino
 * 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 6th Chrono des Nations
 * 9th Overall Tour de Romandie


 * 1996
 * 1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 13
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie
 * 2nd Giro dell'Appennino
 * 9th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc


 * 1997
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Giro dell'Appennino
 * Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stages 13 & 15
 * 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stages 3 (ITT), 5 & 21
 * 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino
 * 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 7th Trofeo dello Scalatore
 * 8th Overall Tour of Galicia


 * 1998
 * 1st Giro dell'Appennino
 * 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 18
 * 9th Overall Tour de Romandie


 * 1999
 * 1st Luk-Cup Bühl
 * 2nd Giro dell'Appennino
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 9th Tre Valli Varesine
 * 10th Overall Tour de Romandie


 * 2000
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 6th Luk-Cup Bühl
 * 9th Overall Tour of Galicia
 * 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya


 * 2001
 * 1st Jersey white dots on red.svg Mountains classification, Tour of the Basque Country
 * 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Combination classification
 * 3rd Classique des Alpes
 * 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta


 * 2002
 * 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 17
 * 6th Overall Tour de Suisse


 * 2003
 * 3rd Giro dell'Appennino


 * 2004
 * 1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
 * 5th Overall Giro del Trentino
 * 8th Giro dell'Appennino


 * 2005
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Clasica Alcobendas
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 8th Subida al Naranco
 * 9th Giro dell'Appennino